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Strong Wind in Central Orangeburg, South Carolina
Strong Wind March 12, 2022 · Central Orangeburg, South Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
ASOS unit at Orangeburg Municipal Airport measured peak wind gusts of 38 kt (44 mph) at 1522 EST and at 1604 EST.
The wider storm
A cold front moved through the region during the morning. A tightening surface pressure gradient, between developing low pressure to the NE and surface high pressure to the west, resulted in windy conditions developing behind the front, with peak wind gusts just under 50 mph in some locations during the afternoon. Several reports of downed trees and power lines were received.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1003456. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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